since the guggenheim group along with magic johnson paid over $2 billion to buy the team, spent hundreds of millions acquiring the team, the team is way out in first. ticket prices have jumped from $40 to 6 p0 bucks. they have the highest payroll, more than $220 million. >> well, it's dramatic. it's never reckless, and it's always thought out, and, again, remember, we're the dodgers, and we play in l.a. we needed to get this franchise back into a great place and do it as fast as possible. >> there's no excuses for sure. i'd rather have it this way than the other way where there's no expectations because we don't have a good team on the field. you know, if we're going to take one or the other, we'd definitely rather have it this way. >> all right. but two months ago it looked like a colossal waste. the dodgers were terrible until puig joined the team. he lit a fire. a lot of players got healthy. he's young, suddenly rich, likes to enjoy himself. while he may have saved don mattingly's job that hasn't stopped mattingly when necessary from pulling him. >> the game is meant to be played with